Jay Lane

Jay Lane

1964-12-05

Biography

Jay Lane (born December 5, 1964) is an American drummer. He is a founding member of Bob Weir's RatDog, with Weir and Rob Wasserman, Wolf Bros, Furthur, Golden Gate Wingmen, Dead & Company and Alphabet Soup. He was the 7th drummer to play in Primus, playing with the band for around eight months in 1988 and later rejoining the band from 2010-2013. Lane was a member of San Francisco Bay Area bands The Uptones from '83-'85, and The Freaky Executives '84-'89 Lane began learning to play the drums at age nine, taking lessons with Bob Rose, and later Steve Savage, founder of Blue Bear School of Music in San Francisco. Lane continued to take lessons for 2 years. At Everett Jr. High School, his jazz band teacher and local tenor sax great Jerry Logas turned him on to Jazz/Fusion group Weather Report in '79 the 7th grade and that was it, music was going to be his choice. He and best buddy Ray Paul Carter took turns torturing their beloved jazz band teacher between classes. At sixteen years old, he took a summer sanitation job at Cazadero music camp in Russian River CA. in where he met the rest of his best lifetime friends to this day: future Ratdog/Charlie Hunter Trio/Uptones saxophonist Dave Ellis, future Spearhead guitarist Dave Shul, brothers Alcide and Andre Marshall ( sons of local jazz legend drummer Eddy Marshall ).[1] It was at this Summer music camp the decision to play music as a way of life was solidified for this tight group of friends. Some of the counselors at Cazadero Music and Arts Camp during that time ('80-'83) included Bobby McFerrin and Whoopi Goldberg, among other local jazz greats like John Handy, Eddy Marshall, Pete Escovedo, and the great Ed Kelly.

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Dead & Company: 2023-07-08 The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA, USA

Dead & Company: 2023-07-08 The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-05-20 Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA

Dead & Company: 2023-05-20 Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-07-01 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO, USA

Dead & Company: 2023-07-01 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-10 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL, USA

Dead & Company: 2023-06-10 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-07-15 Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA, USA

Dead & Company: 2023-07-15 Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-22 Citi Field, New York, NY, USA

Dead & Company: 2023-06-22 Citi Field, New York, NY, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-15 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Dead & Company: 2023-06-15 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-01 Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC, USA

Dead & Company: 2023-06-01 Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-21 Citi Field, New York, NY, USA

Dead & Company: 2023-06-21 Citi Field, New York, NY, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-06-13 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Dead & Company: 2023-06-13 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-07-07 The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA, USA

Dead & Company: 2023-07-07 The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-05-19 Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA

Dead & Company: 2023-05-19 Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA

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Dead & Company: 2023-05-26 Dos Equis Pavilion, Dallas, TX

Dead & Company: 2023-05-26 Dos Equis Pavilion, Dallas, TX

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Dead & Company: 2023-07-14 Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA, USA

Dead & Company: 2023-07-14 Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA, USA

10.0

Dead & Company: 2023-05-23 Ak Chin Pavilion, AZ

Dead & Company: 2023-05-23 Ak Chin Pavilion, AZ

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Dead & Company:2023-06-03 Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, VA, USA

Dead & Company:2023-06-03 Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, VA, USA

8.0

Dead & Company: 2023-07-03 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO, USA

Dead & Company: 2023-07-03 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO, USA

10.0

Dead & Company: 2023-07-16 Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA, USA

Dead & Company: 2023-07-16 Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA, USA

10.0

Dead & Company: 2023-07-02 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO, USA

Dead & Company: 2023-07-02 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO, USA

9.0

Dead & Company: 2023-06-25 Fenway Park, Boston, MA, USA

Dead & Company: 2023-06-25 Fenway Park, Boston, MA, USA

10.0